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SpaceChem

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App ID 92800
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Zachtronics
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 28969938
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 23:17:39 UTC ()
Release Date 2 March 2011 – 21:50:00 UTC ()
😎 88.94%
5k reviews
18
In-Game

Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!

Additional Information

Developer Zachtronics
gamedir SpaceChem
metacritic_name SpaceChem
icon empty string
metacritic_score 84
NoServers Yes
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/spacechem?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
primarycache 92801
state eStateAvailable
serverbrowsername empty string
ValidOSList Windows macOS Linux
community_visible_stats Yes
InstallScript 92800_install.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
installscript_macos SpaceChem.app/installscript_osx.vdf
installscriptosx SpaceChem.app/installscript_osx.vdf
primarycache_macos 92802
primarycache_mac 92802
Publisher Zachtronics
Store Release Date 2 March 2011 – 19:20:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Indie (23), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 2 March 2011 – 21:50:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 October 2022 – 19:03:23 UTC () (1667070203)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
logo_position ↴
pinned_positionBottomLeft
width_pct56.89863327056158
height_pct47.62080457223733
osextended macos64
review_score 8
review_percentage 92
Detected Technologies (?) Ogg SDK, SDL SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 11 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5484159
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 14 February 2013 – 08:20:27 UTC (), in changelist #180841

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
German Yes
Russian Yes
Italian Yes
Japanese Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes

Tags

🧩 Puzzle 😓 Difficult 💻 Programming 🌱 Indie 🧩 Logic 👤 Singleplayer 🤖 Automation 🚀 Sci-fi 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🔬 Science 🏽 2D 🌠 Space 🖥️ Simulation 👁️ Illuminati 😌 Casual 🫦 Addictive 🏫 Education 💡 Strategy 👆 Touch-Friendly 🏠 Building

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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header_image
englishheader.jpg
library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
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image2x/englishlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/englishlogo.png
image2x/englishlogo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_positionBottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct56.89863327056158
logo_position/height_pct47.62080457223733
Assets
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library_herolibrary_hero.jpg
community_icon29b26fc0eb22ebbeeeed1e4658dcbc6b837279c7.jpg
page_background_pathapp/92800
timestamp29 October 2022 – 19:36:22 UTC
Trailers
80609 ↴
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timestamp1667072174
80608 ↴
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User File System

Key Value
quota 95.37 MiB (100000000)
maxnumfiles 1000
savefiles
1 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocal
pathZachtronics Industries/SpaceChem
pattern.locals
platforms/1all
2 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocal
pathZachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/save
pattern*.user
platforms/1all
3 ↴
rootWinAppDataLocal
pathZachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/locals
pattern*.local
platforms/1all
rootoverrides
1 ↴
osmacos
oscompare=
rootWinAppDataLocal
useinsteadMacHome
addpath.local/share
2 ↴
oslinux
oscompare=
rootWinAppDataLocal
useinsteadLinuxXdgDataHome

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem .locals
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/save *.user
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/Zachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/locals *.local
macos (Override) ~/.local/shareZachtronics Industries/SpaceChem
~/.local/shareZachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/save
~/.local/shareZachtronics Industries/SpaceChem/locals
linux (Override)
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